Implementation of delivery of ration at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers under Integrated Child Development Services scheme and Schools covered under Jagannana Gorumudda Scheme (formerly Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme) through Mobile Dispensing Units from October, 2022 – Instructions

Implementation of delivery of ration at the door step of the Anganwadi Centers under Integrated Child Development Services scheme and Schools covered under Jagannana  Gorumudda Scheme (formerly Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme) through Mobile Dispensing Units from October, 2022 – Instructions – Issued – Reg.

CCS.Ref.No.PDS.II(4)/2023/1/2022               dated: 30/09/2022

Sub:-
C.S. Dept. – Implementation of delivery of ration at the door step of the Anganwadi
Centers under Integrated Child Development Services scheme and Schools covered under
Jagannana Gorumudda Scheme (formerly
Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme)
through Mobile Dispensing Units from October,
2022 – Instructions – Issued
– Reg.

Government
of Andhra Pradesh with a view to realize the true spirit of the National Food Security Act, 2013 and to
ensure that the entitlements under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) reach all beneficiaries and to curb the malpractices, leakages, diversions in
Public Distribution System (PDS), implementing
the delivery of Rice and other scheduled commodities at the doorstep of the Rice card holders through Mobile Dispensing Units (MDUs) from February,2021.

The
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has instructed to supply the rice and other commodities at the door
step of the Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) under
Integrated Child Development Services scheme (ICDS) and rice to the Schools covered under Jagannana Gorumudda Scheme
(formerly Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme) through Mobile Dispensing Units (MDUs) from October, 2022.

Therefore,
orders are hereby issued extending the last mile delivery from fair price shops to mobile dispensing units, to
supply rice and other commodities at the door
step of the Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) under Integrated Child Development Services
scheme (ICDS) and rice to the Schools
covered under Jagannana
Gorumudda Scheme (formerly
Mid Day Meals (MDM) Scheme)
through Mobile Dispensing Units (MDUs) from October,
2022, on par with PDS by obtaining from the FP
shops. The MDU operators shall receive the stocks from the FP Shop dealers under MDM and ICDS with authentication in ePoS on par with PDS commodities and deliver the stocks to the worker
in AWCs of ICDS and incharge of School covered
under MDM.

The State Informatics Officer,
National Informatics Centre, Vijayawada is requested to ensure the following :

make necessary
modifications required in the ePoS device on adding of new

stride of door delivery
distribution through MDUs under ICDS and MDM, in addition
to existing mode of distribution.

Map the MDU operator
details with the FP Shop under ICDS and MDM.

Enable an authentication provision
in ePoS for receive of stocks by the MDU

operator from the FP Shop separately under ICDS and MDM.

Enable a separate authentication provision in ePoS for release
of stocks by the MDU operator to the Incharge
of AWCs under ICDS and Head Masters/incharges of schools covered
under MDM.

Enable
separate reports in the SCM / ePoS indicating the (i) District-wise allocation, (ii) stocks received by the
MDU operator, (iii) balance stocks to be received
by the MDU operator, (iv) stocks released to the AWCs and Schools and (v) balance
to be issued, stocks returned to the F.P. Shop dealer.

Make
a provision in ePoS for return of stocks by the MDU operator to the FP Shop under ICDS and MDM if any.

A flow chart shall be prepared
on adding of new stride of door delivery distribution through MDUs with authentication by the MDU operator, Incharge

of AWCs of ICDS and Head Masters (or) already mapped nominee of schools under MDM through, for communication to
all the concerned.

Ensure that the helpline
team of NIC with contact
number 040-23494822,

Hyderabad shall be proactive
in addressing the issues / complaints received
if any received
from the districts on mapping, authentication errors etc.

All the Collectors (CS) are requested
to ensure the following instructions scrupulously so as to roll out the door delivery of commodities
under ICDS and MDM from 1st October, 2022.

Conduct
a Mandal level meeting with the FP Shop dealers, MDU operators, Child Development Project
Officers (CDPOs), Head Masters of Schools

covered under
MDM and draw up an action plan of
route map.

The
Incharges of AWCs of ICDS and Head Masters of Schools under MDM and the MDU operators shall be in
coordination with each other, during the delivery of ration.